Rocket Engine Vacuum Nozzle 3D Printing: Manufacturing, Weight, and Cost Savings

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dc.contributor.authorAlexopoulos, Nikolaos D.en
dc.contributor.authorZeimpekis, Vasileiosen
dc.contributor.authorVasileiou, Evangelosen
dc.contributor.authorThomaidis, Nikolaosen
dc.contributor.authorSouxes, Theodorosen
dc.contributor.authorLazaridou, Ilonaen
dc.contributor.authorLutsyk, Maksymen
dc.contributor.authorVorobev, Romanen
dc.contributor.authorKarakash, Evgeniyen
dc.contributor.authorKarpovich, Elenaen
dc.contributor.authorGrydin, Olexandren
dc.date.accessioned2026-03-26T08:48:15Z
dc.date.issued2025
dc.descriptionE. Karakash: ORCID 0000-0003-3833-2396en
dc.description.abstractENG: Metallic materials additive manufacturing is extremely challenging nowadays, while aircraft manufacturers are trying to adapt the newly developed technology to produce parts of complex geometry with minimum materials losses. Skyrora is a company focused on the production of several launch vehicles and rockets with the aim of becoming a commercial provider for access to space. One of the Skyrora goals is to develop innovative and long-term solutions for future growth, and, within the Horizon European project “MADE-3D”, aims to improve the rocket propulsion system of the launch vehicle Skyrora XL by exploiting multi-materials during the production phase by additive manufacturing. The main goal of the present investigation is to document the already existing production phases of the “conventional” Skyrora vacuum nozzle printed with Inconel 718 to provide a baseline in terms of weight, manufacturing cost, lead processing time and CO2 equivalent emissions of the under-development multi-material demonstrator.en
dc.description.sponsorshipUniversity of the Aegean, Chios, Greece; Skyrora, 7 Drum Mains Park Cumbernauld, Glasgow, UKen
dc.identifier.citationAlexopoulos N. D., Zeimpekis V., Vasileiou E., Thomaidis N., Souxes T., Lazaridou I., Lutsyk M., Vorobev R., Karakash E., Karpovich E., Grydin O. Rocket Engine Vacuum Nozzle 3D Printing: Manufacturing, Weight, and Cost Savings. Engineering Proceedings. 2025. Vol. 90., Iss. 1. Art. 109. DOI: https://doi.org/10.3390/engproc2025090109.en
dc.identifier.doihttps://doi.org/10.3390/engproc2025090109en
dc.identifier.issn2673-4591
dc.identifier.urihttps://www.mdpi.com/2673-4591/90/1/109en
dc.identifier.urihttps://crust.ust.edu.ua/handle/123456789/21934en
dc.language.isoen
dc.publisherMDPI AG, Basel, Switzerlanden
dc.rightsCreative Commons Attribution 4.0 International Licenseen
dc.rights.urihttps://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/en
dc.subjectadditive manufacturingen
dc.subject3D printingen
dc.subjectABCen
dc.subjectinconel alloysen
dc.subjectcarbon footprinten
dc.subjectrocket engine vacuum nozzleen
dc.subjectКЕТтаОПuk_UA
dc.subject.classificationTECHNOLOGYen
dc.subject.classificationTECHNOLOGY::Engineering mechanicsen
dc.titleRocket Engine Vacuum Nozzle 3D Printing: Manufacturing, Weight, and Cost Savingsen
dc.typeArticleen

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